Your help could further MMSA’s vision of a brighter STEM future for the State of Maine and the nation. Today, I ask you to support MMSA and become a part of the movement to support exciting new ways for our youth to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math.

Description: Is your school district trying to understand how to better use data to determine areas of strength and weakness, and to create next steps to increase student understanding? Data analysis can be an overwhelming process that often gets entangled with heightened emotions of teachers who have worked so hard, yet feel like the results are never enough. It is sometimes difficult to even know where to go next once you see the results.

This workshop will be presented by one of our STEM Specialists. Participants will use a data analysis protocol adapted by MMSA and personalized to their district’s specific needs. The workshop is designed to keep the data analysis process on track, to allow you to find an area of focus and to develop a plan for how to make changes as you move ahead.

Teachers should bring their own data sets to work through a series of data analysis exercises. The program is designed to help school districts better understand and utilize their own data to determine areas of strength and weakness, guide classroom planning and develop strategies to increase student understanding.